Lisa Willemse
Lisa is a science communicator with 15+ years' experience in the fields of regenerative medicine, child development and technology. She launched this blog (first as the Stem Cell Network Blog) in 2009, and served as co-editor until April 2015. She is currently the Director, Communications & Public Affairs for the Stem Cell Network, and has contributed to Motherboard, Science Borealis and the Genome Alberta and Canadian Blood Services blogs. Follow her on Twitter and Medium @WillemseLA.
Posts by: Lisa
Right Turn: Bringing stem cells to (fictional) life
> I’ve been thinking a fair bit about the “personalities” of stem cells in recent weeks — specifically, the characteristics of stem cells that might translate into a persona or a fictional character of some sort. It’s with good reason, of course: The Stem Cell Network is in the process of creating a traveling science […]
Right Turn: Stripping down to the muscle
> Michael Rudnicki has been studying muscle biology for a long time… all the way back to his days as a graduate student. In this time, he’s contributed greatly to our understanding about muscle formation and the molecular “switches” that guide a stem cell’s decision to develop down the pathway towards muscle or brown fat. […]
Right Turn: Eye candy, a.k.a. retinal stem cells
> The eye is a complicated, fascinating and important organ. Historical records indicate that the Hindus of ancient India began performing cataract surgeries as early as the fifth century BC and that both the Egyptian and Greek civilizations had developed procedures for treating various forms of blindness. Two thousand years later, we continue to look […]
Right Turn: On (and off) the podium at the stem cell Olympics
> Stem cells don’t usually feature prominently at Olympic events, unless in connection with performance enhancement, which has been alleged at both the 2008 and 2012 summer games. But, as Paul Knoepfler pointed out in his blog, if stem cell doping at the Olympic level is happening at all, it’s likely on a very small […]
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